(t5!) My Year In Lists 2025: Songs

Only songs that officially came out in 2025 are included in this list. That rule is true even if they never really reached ubiquity until 2025. Squid’s “Crispy Skin”, Sombr’s “Back To Friends”, and Sam Fender’s “People Watching” would have probably made this list if they weren’t released in 2024, but they are not included… Continue reading (t5!) My Year In Lists 2025: Songs

(t5!) My Year in Lists 2025: Albums

Only albums that were officially released in 2025 are included in this list. I explained my album-ranking system in detail elsewhere, but in short, each album’s score is calculated by averaging the ratings of all its tracks, although tracks that make an appearance in the Songs list get a score based on where they are… Continue reading (t5!) My Year in Lists 2025: Albums

(t5!) My Year In Lists 2025: Everything Else

Everything Else is a list of last year’s triumphs from the world of sports, film, TV, the internet, gaming, podcasts, and celebrities. My favorite out of all the non-music content I consumed in 2025. The Everything Else list is limited to works released in 2025. I spent most of the year playing Balatro on my… Continue reading (t5!) My Year In Lists 2025: Everything Else

(t5!) My Year In Lists 2025

Alright, here’s a list. In 2006, I shared my first ever Albums of the Year list. I started this blog as a feature offered by Friendster, a social media account that existed somewhere between MySpace and Facebook. Back then, everyone had a blog. It was a way to unload your thoughts into the void while… Continue reading (t5!) My Year In Lists 2025

(t5!) My Year In Lists 2024: Songs

Only songs that officially came out in 2024 are included in this list. That rule is true even if they never really reached ubiquity until 2024. There were two tracks from Chappell Roan's 2023 album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, that I hadn't considered five-star songs when I calculated my rankings last… Continue reading (t5!) My Year In Lists 2024: Songs

(t5!) My Year In Lists 2024: Albums

Only albums that were officially released in 2024 are included in this list. I go through in depth my system for ranking albums here, but it is essentially the average score of all the tracks in the album. For albums with tracks released in previous years, I carried over their score from those years to calculate… Continue reading (t5!) My Year In Lists 2024: Albums

(t5!) My Year in Lists 2024: Everything Else

Everything Else is a list of last year’s triumphs from the world of sports, film, TV, the internet, gaming, podcasts, and celebrities. My favorite out of all the non-music content I consumed in 2024. The Everything Else list is exclusive to things released in 2024. I have been a regular fixture in the chat of… Continue reading (t5!) My Year in Lists 2024: Everything Else

(t5!) My Year in Lists 2024

Ok, here’s a list. There is a very important doctor named Seuss that said, “sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” Another year has gone, and I am back in closing-time mode, taking inventory on the moments that made the year an enjoyable one, sifting through the… Continue reading (t5!) My Year in Lists 2024

(t5!) My Year In Lists 2023: Songs

Only songs that officially came out in 2023 are included in this list. That rule is true even if they never really reached ubiquity until 2023. Shout out to PinkPantheress and Ice Spice’s “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2”, Raye and 070 Shake’s “Escapism”, and Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer”. Shout out to Taylor Swift in general,… Continue reading (t5!) My Year In Lists 2023: Songs

(t5!) My Year In Lists 2023: Albums

Only albums that were officially released in 2023 are included in this list. I go through in depth my system for ranking albums here, but it is essentially the average score of all the tracks in the album. For albums with tracks released in previous years, I carried over their score from those years to calculate… Continue reading (t5!) My Year In Lists 2023: Albums